1976 - 1980St. Columba's High School, Dunfermline.

Qualifications gained: 5 'O' Grades in;

English, Arithmetic, Modern Studies, French & Accounts.

1980 - 1984Rosyth Royal Dockyard, Rosyth.

Mechanical Fitter/Turner Apprenticeship.

1980 - 1983Lauder Technical College, Dunfermline.

City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies

General Technology

Mechanical Engineering Practices

Membership of IOSH (Tech)

TRAINING COURSES

First Aid Course

IOSH (Managing Safely)

BP Leading Safety Excellence

BP Grangemouth Safety Passport

Confined Spaces

Abrasive Wheels

Manual Handling

Fire Safety

Rotalign

NVQ 3 Occupational Health & Safety (NEBOSH Equivalent)

NEBOSH General Certificate Controlling Workplace Hazards

NEBOSH General Certificate Health & Safety Practical Application

CSCS Health & Safety Officer

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Feb 2008 to PresentINEOS, Grangemouth

Currently working as an HSE Advisor for the client at Grangemouth Petrochemical Plant in Grangemouth. My duties include

· Ensuring that personnel are fully aware of the client HSE policies and procedures.

· Conversant with induction process

· Participate and encourage suitable toolbox talks

· Communicate new and existing legislation, ACOP's and procedures

· Promote compliance with LOLER, PUWER, COSHH, manual handling, PPE, waste management and health & hygiene standards

· Conduct site audits and inspections

· Participate in HSE initiatives and programmes

· Raise and review incident / accident reports and identify 'root causes'

· Provide advice and guidance to the project management team and workforce on all HSE activities.

Oct 2006 to Feb 2008PALMERS LIMITED

Worked as QHSE Advisor on the ForthRail Bridge on a major refurbishment project. My duties include: preparing and reviewing Method Statements and Risk Assessments, carry out Bridge safety inspections, monitoring HAVS, instructing regular health checks, preparing and delivering inductions and tool box talks.

Feb 2006 to Oct 2006 JACOBS ENGINEERING LIMITED

Worked as a Safety Advisor for the Principal Contractor at INEOS Grangemouth with responsibilities that included: review of Method Statements and Risk Assessments of Sub-Contractors, Accident / Incident investigations, Safety Inspections and all Health & Safety related topics.

July 2004 to Feb 2006MITSUI BABCOCK/SHAW GROUP

Worked as a Mechanical Fitter/HSE Safety Rep for Avecia CPT Contract and the Sulphur Recovery Unit projects. My tasks include the destruct and rebuild of various pumps, heat exchangers agitators and associated machinery. High Pressure hydro and Nitrogen testing. I am also responsible for the daily health and safety planning including tool- box talks and site inspections. I have also just been re-elected as the vice-chairman of the GCSA Safety Reps Forum .

2003 to July 2004METRONET

The function of my team throughout that time was to manage Metronet Rail's responsibilities under health and safety legislation. In particular the job focussed on the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and the Construction, Design and Management Regulations (CDM). I was employed as a Works Safety Co-ordinator and as a Night Access Planner, performing the two roles under a roster system. The duties of a Works Safety Co-ordinator include the on-site management of the health and safety interfaces between different contractors at work in the same station. The duties of a Night Access Planner include the advance planning of contractors access to stations using a bespoke database.

2001 to 2003 SIMON-HARTLEY

Duties Customer Service Engineer

Working within the Water Treatment industry, servicing Aquabelt and Klampress machinery. This involves conveyor belt systems, bearings, rollers etc. Liassing with the customer and working under own initiative or as part of a team.

2000 to 2001 STONE MANGANESE MARINE SERVICES

Job TitleField Service/Sales Engineer

Duties Duties are the same as with Ulstein UK Ltd with the addition of travelling to

meet customers, introducing the new company and selling our products.

Working from the office giving assistance to customers over the phone and

Assisting the Service Manager with his duties when required.

1998 to 2000 ULSTEIN UK LTD

Job TitleField Service Engineer

Duties Working with customers in both the UK and overseas; the prime task is to ensure customer service problems, including equipment upgrades and commissioning projects are solved quickly and efficiently, whilst adhering to company procedures. Excellent interpersonal communication and problem solving skills are essential as is the ability to work closely with both the client and outside contractor is of the utmost importance.

Working with individual technical specifications for each assignment and the completion of a comprehensive report for the customer are regarded as a normal function of this post. Also the supervision of personnel as

Supplied by the ship owner.

1997 TO 1998AOC Aberdeen

Job TitleMechanical Commissioning Technician

Duties Covering all aspects of commissioning workscopes on all major systems both prior to and during first oil and gas export. Interpret and work to P&I'ds and all necessary work specifications. Set up and proved systems/

Equipment for Lloyds and client witness.

1995 TO 1997 TECHNOLOGY PROJECT SERVICES

Job Title: First Line Manager

Duties: Employed at the Rosyth Royal Dockyard as a First Line Manager, working

On Surface Warships. I was responsible for the effective management of . Resources and manpower.

This involves:

- carrying out allocated work to time, cost and safety requirements,

- identifying production, administration and resource problems within my

Area of responsibility, and to recommend solutions wherever possible,

- delegating, overseeing and controlling a section of multi-disciplined

Tradesmen and apprentices.

1994 TO 1995 TECHNOLOGY PROJECT SERVICES

JOB TITLE: Commissioning Engineer

DUTIES: Employed at the Rosyth Royal Dockyard as a Commissioning Engineer, I

was accountable for operational testing of a wide variety of warship

systems.

This included:

- coordinating & controlling the testing and acceptance of these systems.

- Initiate, complete and present documentation to the MOD in the form of a

Handover completion certificate.

- Supervision of Test Technicians and the control of all test documentation

produced by them.

1993 TO 1994 ATLANTIC POWER & GAS

JOB TITLE: Technician

DUTIES: Working offshore on various platforms as a Technician, my duties

Included

The overhaul, maintenance and upgrading of a wide variety of petrochemical and sub-sea related plant and systems.

1993 AMEC

JOB TITLE: Mechanical Fitter

DUTIES: Employed as a Mechanical Fitter both onshore and offshore at No. 2 Berth

Forth Estuary, where my duties involved pre-assembly and installation of

Mechanical plant, which included;

- Hydraulic cranes

- Self leveling telescopic gantries

- Submersible fire pumps

- Equipment involved in coupling/uncoupling oil tankers

1992 TO 1993 ATLANTIC POWER & GAS

JOB TITLE: Mechanical Fitter

DUTIES: Employed at Grangemouth F.E.P. & N.G.L. as a Mechanical Fitter, I was

Responsible for the installation, examination and testing of gas and

petrochemical systems and machinery.

1984 TO 1991 ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD, ROSYTH

JOB TITLE: Mechanical Fitter

DUTIES: Employed as a Mechanical Fitter working within the Nuclear Refitting

complex my duties included;

- removing/replacing all types of associated mechanical systems.

- working within Radiological guidelines associated with Reactor plant and

systems.

- adhering to Nuclear Procedures.